Roller coasters and summers have gone together for me since the days of my youth and I am passing this on to my children. Growing up in Louisiana and Oklahoma made annual pilgrimages to Six Flags a summer ritual. I remember standing in line to ride the Big Bend roller coaster and...

The last of the Baby Boomers turn 50 this year. This generation of Americans, born from 1946–1964, is named after the post-World War II “baby boom.” I am a Baby Boomer and as one of the “late Boomers” one of the last to turn 50—tomorrow! My son recently...